ESports Arena

If you are a nerd, prepare to orgasm in your pants.
If you are a casual person who want to experience something new, definitely check this place out.

Absolutely terrible online presence, their mods will ban for nothing. Doesnt allow memes, doesnt allow smack talk. Their chat during their tournaments is absolutely dead because they time everyone one then ban when they question it. Absolute opposite attitude towards the gaming scene and the internet in general. Massive sellouts, spends 30 minutes to sit there and make the casters talk about the investors product instead of just allowing them to play ads, massive waste of your time. Absolute horrible experience.

great venue, clean bathrooms, nice location, whats not to like?

This review is based solely on the business side of the Arena.
You can’t really ask for much more as this place is loaded with chairs, monitors with close to 0 lag, two floors, and a (finally) clean bathroom.
Oh, and alcohol.
Now as far as the place itself;
$ 10 venue fee is pretty crazy, the membership tier would be something to consider if there was actually anything worthy of it. There should be something like, frequent customers. come 5 times get a discount on bla bla bla etc.
Anyways, this place is still pretty fly.
Being cash only for venue fee is also kinda eehhhhhhh.
TLDR:
$ 10 venue
$ 5 (Per game) to enter a tourny (WNF)
$ 5+ to park if none available.
Look to spend around $ 20 for your time there if you purchase drinks/​snacks.

This place is a must go and must see. Parking is easy, friendly staffs and Be warn when you come so bring your «A“game because these people here are pros. First time here already feel like I am a regular;time your visit if you want the membership to be worth it. I will like to give a high five to JAMES. Super friendly and he knows what he is doing he should get a free shirt. If you refer someone you get a free shirt :)

All they need is liquor license…

This is such an awesome place! 13 $ a month is so worth. Love the fact that each computer is amazing including keyboard, mouse, and monitors. I say the only thing that bugs me is that parking is annoying. I have to pay for parking excluding on sundays. If only santa ana would just let people park for free at certain places, but hey esports can’t really control that. Anyways I like how friendly the staff is and honestly everyone there feels like family instead of friends (I wish I could be cool like them :(), make sure you check it out and participate in the tournaments!

Good deal and good staff. Everything was clean and orderly, including the spacious restroom. I used to work in eSports and this arena is the bomb ! Excellent computers and connection. Hopefully there will be volunteer programs or something since I still want to be involved in the eSports scene because it makes me miss my old job.

Yay! eSports Arena was the host of HackUCI the weekend before Thanksgiving and it was a great venue. The thing is, though, the first HackUCI was way better. But that’s on the organizers, not on the place.
So the people that were here before us were in a CSGO tourney and some of the top teams in the world were here: D It was kinda fun coming here right after them. There are two stories to this place, one full first floor, and a kinda halfy second floor. There are bathrooms on the first floor on the East side of the building (orientation from where you are coming in). The stage isn’t too big but it manages to do its job: P
Overall, the place is a good place to hold a tournament or a LAN, but for smaller crowds (of up to 200 – 300). Otherwise, you’d want to use a stadium.
And oh yeah, as hackers, the internet was down for about 4 – 5 hours on the first day… thanks eSports Arena: P
Located in Santa Ana, really close to the 4^th Street Market. They have parking right next door, but it costs to park there :([I believe Sundays are free]

If you’re looking for a cool LAN in south OC, eSports Arena is perfect. Their pricing is super affordable (monthly payments instead of hourly). The interior is modern and simple and changes depending on the event you are there for.
There are weekly events as well as invitationals and opens for a variety of different games and genres. There’s definitnely something for everyone.
Snack options could be better, but there are places close by that you can walk to. Event pricing needs to be adjusted, but as far as LANs go, this place is clean, open, and in a nice location. I will definitely be back for more.

This place is seriously awesome. The building is state-​of-​the-​art and absolutely huge! Two floors of gaming space and it makes for a great place to watch some of the large eSports Tournaments. The staff is very friendly and membership is totally inexpensive and worth it! Come check this place out! Events every week! Also, they are huge supporters of charities, for example, CHOC Children’s Hospital!

ABOUT ESPORTS ARENA
«eSports Arena is North America’s first dedicated eSports facility. The Arena is a 15,000 square foot facility launching in 2015 and is located in downtown [Santa Ana] Orange County, California. Our unique modular facility allows for small to large scale highly produced eSports and entertainment events.» — Quote from
«eSports Arena’s unique modular facility allows for small to large scale highly produced eSports and entertainment events. eSports Arena will also host daily video game competition, produce unique digital content, and rent space/​equipment to the eSports/​interactive entertainment industry at a fraction of the cost of traditional venues.» — Quote from
VIDEO and WEBSITE
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* Show cases the venue and what they are about.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:
I recently got a membership and I have to say for $ 12.99 a month this provides the most amount of resources for any gamer whether your a PC or CONSOLE gamer. They currently have PC’s, XBOX ONE’s lined up and you can play Halo 5, Masterchief collection, fifa 16, COD AW, and when Black Ops 3 releases it will be used in this facility possibly on PS4, PC, XBOX ONE. Also they have a Wii U but with a few games I believe smash bros so far. Also same goes for the Xbox One just those few games I listed, they said they will have more soon as I requested it myself.
TOURNEMENTS:
They provide HEADSETS, MOUSE, and KEYBOARD, also CONSOLE CONTROLLERS with a membership or whenever you enter into a tournament which ranges from $ 10 to more (NOTE: tournament fees are separate from membership price) and you don’t need a membership to pay for the tournament. CSGO, LOL, DOTA and other tourneys are during the week, and SUPER SMASH BROS are usually hosted bi-​weekly on Sunday which are run by outside vendors who bring in there own equipment and rent out the space from eSports arena. All the tourney costs can be found on the website above that I listed. WNF are wednesday night fights which include a privy of fighting games on SF4 Ultra, MORTAL KOMBAT X, MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3, SUPER SMASH, and others and the venue was PACKED! when I went, so there is also spectating as well on a large projector that showcases that venues big fighting tournament for the week! Pretty exciting to hear the hollers or cringing of gamers excitement around a group of familiar people.
SNACKS:
They have snacks, and drinks for sale at about $ 1.50 to $ 3
OVERALL:
Great atmosphere for any kind of gamer, and definitely a place for PC competitive gaming which there are plenty of PC’s to play on as a member, and you don’t have to bring anything to play just your membership! The membership fee is a great deal because you can play on the XBOX ONE, PC, Wii U and maybe PS4 in the future, also you can bring your own console and hook it up I have seen that. I love the atmosphere the people that run the place are nice and accommodating and you feel like you are welcome there as a gamer of any kind!
Happy Competing

Too soon to tell but so far so good. Will
Update on details after I come back a few times. Pretty big arena with cool upstairs portion and a few couches here and there. Wide variety of stations for all your gaming needs! Snack bar for the munchies and weekly tourneys and events. Time to get bodied!